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Definition of pragmatics noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

pragmatics

noun

/præɡˈmætɪks/

/præɡˈmætɪks/

[uncountable] (linguistics)

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the study of the way in which language is used to express what somebody really means in particular situations, especially when the actual words used may appear to mean something differentTopics Languagec2

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